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Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Diagnosis Framework ... Exam: • Hearing ... tests such as the ... cause unknown) ... trauma ○ MS, CVA
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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in Stroke: • Clinical ... diagnosis of ischemic ... age >80 or other less ... #tPA #Stroke #cva ... #management #neurology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... /squamous cell CA ... vision or black spots ... Physical Exam: ... #differential #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... should be based on clinical ... Demyelinating disease caused ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... is important, as ... early diagnosis ... MRI lesions and clinical ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
Syndrome on Physical Exam ... with vision loss ... Entering VA was ... the hospital, diagnosed ... ophthalmology #neurology
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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... LMN: Weakness, loss ... increased risk weight loss ... Exam: clinical evidence ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... testing gait in any dizzy ... #Diagnosis #AVS ... #Posterior #CVA ... #HINTS #Exam #Vestibular